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today 16% of the people in the state of indiana are living in poverty. and for those we represent who are working today for one hour's worth of their labor, they're making 53 cents less today in real purchasing power than they did in 1977. today there are 6,643,000 less americans working at manufacturing, making a living wage, than there were in 1977. so the response is, let's take $1.5 billion out of an investment account where there are still 10 pending applications to try to make cars in this country more efficiently, more fuel efficient and more desirable for consumers, but earlier tonight we heard, don't worry, the chinese are going to help our car companies with financing. i'm affronted by that possibility. that's why we need this $1.5 billion, so maybe we could still make cars in the united states of america without the help of the chinese government. i think this is a wrong-headed approach. and then let's pile on, there's obviously a controversy about a solar company in california. i think perhaps it is a matter to be considered not only by overs
today 16% of the people in the state of indiana are living in poverty. and for those we represent who are working today for one hour's worth of their labor, they're making 53 cents less today in real purchasing power than they did in 1977. today there are 6,643,000 less americans working at manufacturing, making a living wage, than there were in 1977. so the response is, let's take $1.5 billion out of an investment account where there are still 10 pending applications to try to make cars in...
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a vision that is shared by the men and women of northeast indiana. it is a vision of prudence, honest conversation and optimism . when we get pulled into these discussions because of the continual discussion about more spending, we cannot focus on the important part of getting people back to work and growing our economy. government doesn't create jobs, governors don't create jobs, americans create jobs and i believe in the american people and that hope is still a part of our vocabulary and i believe that we're also changing the discussion here in washington. current politicians have had their day in washington and it's time to talk about cuts and since we've talked about cuts the sky hasot fallen. optimism is a part of what the american fabric is built upon and i believe that this joint deficit committee needs to find common ground for actual cuts and that the senate will pick up the job growth bills that we passed right here on the floor of the house of representatives this congress. we all knew that this debt creeldeg bait was never going to be --
a vision that is shared by the men and women of northeast indiana. it is a vision of prudence, honest conversation and optimism . when we get pulled into these discussions because of the continual discussion about more spending, we cannot focus on the important part of getting people back to work and growing our economy. government doesn't create jobs, governors don't create jobs, americans create jobs and i believe in the american people and that hope is still a part of our vocabulary and i...
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next call comes from jeffersonville, indiana. roy, what do you think about the effectiveness of the presidential primary system? >> well, i'm not happy with it. think i it ought to be done in may. caller: that way it gives everybody a lot of time. but when you start moving states ahead of other states in the primary, it gives people saying i got to vote for so and so because they did. but the whole thing amounts -- how many states have republican governors that have changed the districts and everything for their congress and senate seats, and flees one other thing i may ask you if you let me say it is back when president obama first couple weeks in officed that democrats and republican congress in to talk about what was going on, miss mcconnell asked him how many minutes republicans or democrats had. he didn't like the answer and he's a cry babey and since that day, his only belief, he's not helping anybody but himself just trying to get obama out of office. host: stan from the "washington post." the s.e.c. facings criticism from
next call comes from jeffersonville, indiana. roy, what do you think about the effectiveness of the presidential primary system? >> well, i'm not happy with it. think i it ought to be done in may. caller: that way it gives everybody a lot of time. but when you start moving states ahead of other states in the primary, it gives people saying i got to vote for so and so because they did. but the whole thing amounts -- how many states have republican governors that have changed the districts...
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what did you think of the model in indiana leasing a state highway? you think higher user fees are an efficient way of finding expansion or maintenance of roads? >> separating roads from public transportation is an important first step in giving more transparency and honesty in government accounting. that is helpful. i am an advocate of phasing out most, if not all, of the federal gasoline tax and allowing tax to take -- states to take those resources. when they see the guy doing -- syphon off to subways and to bypass and what not. they do not know what they can believe with the dollar that was supposed to go to roads. the extent you can turn those cards face up and say this is what we're spending on roads, this is what we are spending on public transit on the subway system, here is what we're doing. not in your neighborhood. transparent is very helpful. step one. >> the highway, and direct user fees more economically efficient to fund construction or maintenance. >> leasing in indiana made sense. i know there was an effort to pennsylvania. that would
what did you think of the model in indiana leasing a state highway? you think higher user fees are an efficient way of finding expansion or maintenance of roads? >> separating roads from public transportation is an important first step in giving more transparency and honesty in government accounting. that is helpful. i am an advocate of phasing out most, if not all, of the federal gasoline tax and allowing tax to take -- states to take those resources. when they see the guy doing --...
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is life from the debs , in indiana. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch other videos about him at our special website for the serious. next, former secretary of defense robert gates on the future of the military. he spoke last week with the president of the constitution center. later, he was awarded the 2011 liberty medal in honor of his military service. he talked about his legacy, the middle east, and the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> thank you. it is such an honor to have you with us. you're such a great recipient. we have a great group of folks here. a lot of people in this room are some of our strongest supporters, and there are some board members here as well. i know that we have some great young folks from local and regional rotc programs. before i get to some of the questions that i have been given, i was thinking -- i loved touring you aroung the constitution center -- a around the constitution center. you mentioned that you have taken the oath to protect the constitution about s
is life from the debs , in indiana. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch other videos about him at our special website for the serious. next, former secretary of defense robert gates on the future of the military. he spoke last week with the president of the constitution center. later, he was awarded the 2011 liberty medal in honor of his military service. he talked about his legacy, the middle east, and the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. this is just over an hour. [applause]...
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host: a postal worker himself, in indiana. caller: i want to make a quick comment darrell issa is not our friend. love him, but he is not our friend. mr. cliff guffey, make sure you tell everybody out there that the post office is the way to go. we beat the price at ups, and sex. and, when it is snowing outside, the post office is the only one moving around. host: have you been participating in the protest around the country? caller: yes, ma'am. i have. i love it. remember, this is not a bailout. this is our money, and we want congress to take that money and give us access to it so we can help the post office. it is not a bailout. we did not ask for tax money from the american people. it is our money. host: cliff guffey? guest: i appreciate you calling in. u.s. the but the demonstrations, we have -- you asked about the demonstrations. we just had demonstrations across this country. we feel like the average is around 50,000 people. that is postal workers testing congressman for help. -- asking congressman for help. i would not
host: a postal worker himself, in indiana. caller: i want to make a quick comment darrell issa is not our friend. love him, but he is not our friend. mr. cliff guffey, make sure you tell everybody out there that the post office is the way to go. we beat the price at ups, and sex. and, when it is snowing outside, the post office is the only one moving around. host: have you been participating in the protest around the country? caller: yes, ma'am. i have. i love it. remember, this is not a...
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and finally i would like to give a shout out to my friends in indiana. that is my comment. the percentage of payroll compared to gdp. host: a tweete -- a democrat from california. you are on the air. caller: are you listening? host: we are listening. caller: listen, i believe the stimulus is wrong and the reason why i believe it is wrong is because if we put it this stimulus into the people of the united states, we will spend all the money buying stuff from china and indonesia and places like that and all of the money will leave. i agree with your first caller today who said that ross perot was right. we ought to ban these trade agreements and concentrate on putting factories in this country. you could put a factory out in the middle of the desert and you will have small businesses grow up around it. we could put a toy factory anywhere and you would have small business grow all around it and it will stimulate the economy. but just putting it into building stuff -- or, building up the road and the bridges, all that money is going to go -- i mean, you are going to put people
and finally i would like to give a shout out to my friends in indiana. that is my comment. the percentage of payroll compared to gdp. host: a tweete -- a democrat from california. you are on the air. caller: are you listening? host: we are listening. caller: listen, i believe the stimulus is wrong and the reason why i believe it is wrong is because if we put it this stimulus into the people of the united states, we will spend all the money buying stuff from china and indonesia and places like...
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host: going to danville, indiana next. caller: so many things to talk about that this defense budget -- i was a veteran of 22 years of the navy. i went through cuts during all those times. the military is doing much more with much less. there should be no cuts to defense. when you cut your defense, you're cutting the security of this fine country. as far as the people who blamed bush about going into a rack, the entire congress agreed to go over there yet i remember right and do what we did over there, and what you do not hear from the media is the tons of uranium found at the end of that war and the convoy of things that were going into syria prior to our attack into iraq. i think people need to step up before blaming george bush. it is not just him. a lot of things are going on, ok? you do not go out and tell your enemy what date you are leaving. last night, with this hpv maxine, ovarian cancer is a very dangerous thing. if you had an opt-out to not allow that to your child, that is ok. what about the abortions that chil
host: going to danville, indiana next. caller: so many things to talk about that this defense budget -- i was a veteran of 22 years of the navy. i went through cuts during all those times. the military is doing much more with much less. there should be no cuts to defense. when you cut your defense, you're cutting the security of this fine country. as far as the people who blamed bush about going into a rack, the entire congress agreed to go over there yet i remember right and do what we did...
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in states, michigan, yes, illinois, ohio, indiana, louisiana and florida. and so now the majority says they are going to pay for this bill. how? by ending a program that has created jobs. that's the reality. it cuts it off. even though there are applications pending that will create thousands of more jobs in the manufacturing base of this country. in indiana, missouri, ohio, california, michigan and other states. it's inexcusable. it's inexcusable. mr. woodall: will the gentleman yield? mr. levin: yes. mr. woodall: you may have some information that we didn't have in the rules committee. my understanding is that this program, which has billions that were appropriated in 2008 and have not yet been spent -- mr. levin: all right. you've been misinformed. you've been misinformed. there are millions -- millions and millions of dollars that are already in the pipeline to be spent and applications for the balance of that money. that's a fact. and so if you've been misinformed i suggest you go back to the rules committee and take another look at this. this is an an
in states, michigan, yes, illinois, ohio, indiana, louisiana and florida. and so now the majority says they are going to pay for this bill. how? by ending a program that has created jobs. that's the reality. it cuts it off. even though there are applications pending that will create thousands of more jobs in the manufacturing base of this country. in indiana, missouri, ohio, california, michigan and other states. it's inexcusable. it's inexcusable. mr. woodall: will the gentleman yield? mr....
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susan from indiana. caller: there is no bill, nothing to vote on yet because this is just so for a speech and we have no idea what is going to be in the bill. they should get warren buffett and his friends to pay for it. open an account. they should be able to pay for it. it took three years for him to recognize that small business gets the job done, not government. guest: there is no bill. you're quite right. the devil is always in the details. we deceive the specifics, the legislative language -- we need to see the specifics. with respect to generating revenue, i think the very best way we can generate additional revenue is to put 14 million people back to work. the best way to rein in our deficit and for us to increase our economic activity is to reduce the number of people who are unemployed and underemployed. i am hopeful this plan will be a start of the effort to do that. host: did the white house reach out to house democrats prior to the speech? guest: not that i'm aware of. they may have reached
susan from indiana. caller: there is no bill, nothing to vote on yet because this is just so for a speech and we have no idea what is going to be in the bill. they should get warren buffett and his friends to pay for it. open an account. they should be able to pay for it. it took three years for him to recognize that small business gets the job done, not government. guest: there is no bill. you're quite right. the devil is always in the details. we deceive the specifics, the legislative...
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indiana, toll road, great success? i don't know. ask the people in indiana who use the toll road right now. where did it go, to the toll road? no but other transportation projects in the state. meanwhile investigators have changed over, tolls are going through the roof. you ask the users out there and it's a different story. maybe it goes back to the issue that if the money is dedicated into the infrastructure, that works. if it's bled off for other good purposes, don't get me wrong, good government purposes, that's a whole other story because i think it reflects our perspective of user finance, user paid system. >> i wrote about this earlier this year for "national journal" and one of the things i believe is actually from your staff we were talking about is that the real problem in public private partnerships you have very big investors who are sophisticated in dealing with local governments who are not sophisticated. i think what mr. mica is trying to do on his staff is come up with ways the government can equalize the balance a l
indiana, toll road, great success? i don't know. ask the people in indiana who use the toll road right now. where did it go, to the toll road? no but other transportation projects in the state. meanwhile investigators have changed over, tolls are going through the roof. you ask the users out there and it's a different story. maybe it goes back to the issue that if the money is dedicated into the infrastructure, that works. if it's bled off for other good purposes, don't get me wrong, good...
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indiana, i am sorry. caller: i would vote for herman cain. he and ron paul are the only one speaking to the truth. host: aside from florida, what does mr. cain have to do to gain a better stronghold? caller: continue speaking to the truth. host: does it have the ability to do that? caller: yes, i do. host: he has been in the ditch with the rest of us. in knows how to work and to get the job done. this is twitter -- "the new york post" has a feature looking at gov. chris christie who is set to speak in simi valley, california. you can see it tonight at 9:00 on c-span. the governor, besieged by republican insiders to enter the presidential field after rick perry's gop debate meltdown takes a national stage tonight. this trip takes him to california, missouri, and louisiana. aides say it was scheduled well in advance. the latest push to get in to run for the white house. former first lady barbara bush reached out to chris christie's wife to convince her their children and family would be able to thrive in the white house despite the fishbowl-lik
indiana, i am sorry. caller: i would vote for herman cain. he and ron paul are the only one speaking to the truth. host: aside from florida, what does mr. cain have to do to gain a better stronghold? caller: continue speaking to the truth. host: does it have the ability to do that? caller: yes, i do. host: he has been in the ditch with the rest of us. in knows how to work and to get the job done. this is twitter -- "the new york post" has a feature looking at gov. chris christie who...
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have followed arizona and enacted their own laws, my home state of georgia has, alabama has, utah has, indiana has, and in each of those cases courts, except for alabama and in each of those cases courts have enjoined the enforcement of the act on the doctrine of preemption and alabama stated its decision while it further studies the question. no court has upheld one of these statutes. the national association of state legislature, national council state legislatures reports that over 30 states have significant immigration legislation pending, and so there's an obvious need for guidance here. the one caveat i would offer is that this involves the question of preemption, the issue in these cases is not racial profiling, a lot of public discussion centers on that, but the issue in these cases is whether or not these laws are consistent with federal statutes. and the court might well think that congress is going to get around to addressing this issue and it's congress that ought to be providing the guidance. so with that caveat in mind that the court might decide to sort of sit back for a while a
have followed arizona and enacted their own laws, my home state of georgia has, alabama has, utah has, indiana has, and in each of those cases courts, except for alabama and in each of those cases courts have enjoined the enforcement of the act on the doctrine of preemption and alabama stated its decision while it further studies the question. no court has upheld one of these statutes. the national association of state legislature, national council state legislatures reports that over 30 states...
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dicks: i yield four minutes to the distinguished gtleman from indiana, mr. visclosky, the ranking member of the energy and water appropriations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for four minutes. mr. visclosky: i appreciate the gentleman yielding and i rise to oppose the taking of the $1.5 billion from theadvanced technology vehicle manufacturing account to offset a portion of the army corps disaster needs estimated to be $2,256,000,000, instead of declaring this matter an emergency. i do think as a matter of policy this institution and the congress as a whole needs to have the fortitude to understand that we have natural disasters every year and we need to set aside moneys to fund those and not to take money out of investment accounts that create jobs in the united states of america. have two problems that we're discussing today. one is a natural problem. we have had tornados, we have had floods, we have had hurricanes, we had an earthquake, we've had wildfires. so what is new? the fact is in every year, save tw
dicks: i yield four minutes to the distinguished gtleman from indiana, mr. visclosky, the ranking member of the energy and water appropriations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for four minutes. mr. visclosky: i appreciate the gentleman yielding and i rise to oppose the taking of the $1.5 billion from theadvanced technology vehicle manufacturing account to offset a portion of the army corps disaster needs estimated to be $2,256,000,000, instead of...
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indiana, toll road, great success. ask the people in indiana. where did that money go? it went into other transportation projects. the investors have changed over in indiana, tolls are going to the roof, and if you ask users, it is a different story. if the money is dedicated, it works. if it bleeds off to other purposes, that is another story, because it reflects our perspective of user financed, user-pay systems. >> i wrote about this earlier and one of the things i believed that was from your staff that we were talking about the problem in public-private partnerships is you have very big investors who are dealing with local governments who are not sophisticated. when of the things that chairman is trying to do on his that is come up with ways that the government can help equalize that balance. the only other point i would make and this is coming from afta, the only -- there are only 24 states accused these partnerships, and 65% of those charges occurred only in eight states. it works in some places and not in others read moving on to a more political question, the ea
indiana, toll road, great success. ask the people in indiana. where did that money go? it went into other transportation projects. the investors have changed over in indiana, tolls are going to the roof, and if you ask users, it is a different story. if the money is dedicated, it works. if it bleeds off to other purposes, that is another story, because it reflects our perspective of user financed, user-pay systems. >> i wrote about this earlier and one of the things i believed that was...
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>> he had some positions in indiana and other places and had some history of accomplishments. not a great deal. clay was expecting to get the presidency. it was a time when the whig party thought it would win. we policies look like they would be needed to get out of the depression. they had a great shot of beating the incumbent, martin van buren. this is one of the examples where henry clay is not a good politician. he had been in congress, but was not a good manager. he trusted his own instincts too much. he did not take the advice of other people. they got a rule changed in the condition that clay, who had the majority of the vote, now said they would vote by delegation. however the state voted, the whole state voted for that person. harrison realize that clay was very important in the whig party. he wanted to make peace, not have clay on the opposite side. clay basically said he would rather stay where he is because he thinks there are more important things to do there and he does not want to be associated with harrison. >> our next caller is bill in lexington, ky. >> i am
>> he had some positions in indiana and other places and had some history of accomplishments. not a great deal. clay was expecting to get the presidency. it was a time when the whig party thought it would win. we policies look like they would be needed to get out of the depression. they had a great shot of beating the incumbent, martin van buren. this is one of the examples where henry clay is not a good politician. he had been in congress, but was not a good manager. he trusted his own...
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now to the independent line, ed from washington, indiana. caller: good morning. mr. kucinich, i wish i lived in a district where i could vote for you. i agree with almost everything you stand for and what you do. guest: thank you. caller: i will tell you, the fact that we don't have the pipeline for natural gas along our interstate systems, it burns me up. we and the united states has no energy policy. i do not know what we have been doing since the first arab embargo back in the 1970's. i sat in line for hours and we're still doing that. it is like nobody is home. i wish you had more ability to do things and get things straightened out. host: what can you do? guest: we need an american energy policy and we need to invest in the transition and our economy away from resources that would ruin the environment. decorates a cost on individuals in terms of their own personal health. the air that we breathe it gets polluted by certain energy sources. we need a new manufacturing policy. we need a new trade policy where we cancel -- we cancel all of our trade agreements. they
now to the independent line, ed from washington, indiana. caller: good morning. mr. kucinich, i wish i lived in a district where i could vote for you. i agree with almost everything you stand for and what you do. guest: thank you. caller: i will tell you, the fact that we don't have the pipeline for natural gas along our interstate systems, it burns me up. we and the united states has no energy policy. i do not know what we have been doing since the first arab embargo back in the 1970's. i sat...
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considering leaving the group in light of comments made by representatives andre carson, democrat of indiana, the caucus whip, who said at a town hall that mean tea party-affiliated members of congress are see -- see african-american as second-class citizens and would be happy to see blacks hanging from a tree. when you start using words such as lynching that's a reprehensible word, west said on "fox & friends." and giffords recovers. the idea of challenging arizona representative gabery elgiffords for her congressional seat was once unthinkable but a few potential candidates are starting to test the political climate. too soon? yes, says arizona political analyst michael o'neil. host: that's in "the washington times" this morning. and as is this article. "9/11 donations overseer of aid." host: last call on government stimulus spending, denver, democrat, hi. caller: good morning, peter. am i on? host: you are. caller: first of all, i want to say i am very much in favor of the stimulus. i am in my 80's and i lived through the great depression which this recession can't compare in the least to
considering leaving the group in light of comments made by representatives andre carson, democrat of indiana, the caucus whip, who said at a town hall that mean tea party-affiliated members of congress are see -- see african-american as second-class citizens and would be happy to see blacks hanging from a tree. when you start using words such as lynching that's a reprehensible word, west said on "fox & friends." and giffords recovers. the idea of challenging arizona representative...
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a vision that is shared by the men and women of northeast indiana. it is a vision of prudence, honest conversation and optimism . when we get pulled into these discussions because of the continual discussion about more spending, we cannot focus on the important part of getting people back to work and growing our economy. government doesn't create jobs, governors don't create jobs, americans create jobs and i believe in the american people and that hope is still a part of our vocabulary and i believe that we're also changing the discussion here in washington. current politicians have had their day in washington and it's time to talk about cuts and since we've talked about cuts the sky has not fallen. optimism is a part of what the american fabric is built upon and i believe that this joint deficit committee needs to find common ground for actual cuts and that the senate will pick up the job growth bills that we passed right here on the floor of the house of representatives this congress. we all knew that this debt creeldeg bait was never going to be -
a vision that is shared by the men and women of northeast indiana. it is a vision of prudence, honest conversation and optimism . when we get pulled into these discussions because of the continual discussion about more spending, we cannot focus on the important part of getting people back to work and growing our economy. government doesn't create jobs, governors don't create jobs, americans create jobs and i believe in the american people and that hope is still a part of our vocabulary and i...
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live from his home in indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview of about him and other videos at a special web site, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> you should always start with the assumption that when a politician or a ceo is saying something, they are not telling you the truth. they may be telling you the truth, but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> and eagle scout, held a brief standard as editor of "mother jones" and produced three of the top 10 grossing documentaries of all time and also a best-selling author. his latest is a memoir, "here comes trouble." your chance to call, email, or tweet michael moore live on book tv on c-span2. >> in his state of the union address, european commission president jose manuel barroso talk in depth about the eurozone financial crisis, outlining short and long term goals to promote growth and stability. some of those include taxing financial transactions and the ability to buy government bonds from the eurozone bailout fund. greece is the latest country in the 17-member eurozone seeking
live from his home in indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview of about him and other videos at a special web site, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> you should always start with the assumption that when a politician or a ceo is saying something, they are not telling you the truth. they may be telling you the truth, but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> and eagle scout, held a brief standard as editor of "mother jones" and produced three of the top 10...
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host: chuck from indiana. caller: you mentioned the cost of living adjustment. what is the cost of living derived from? what about gas food, heating oil, electric? these are nine essentials. -- non-essentials. wait a minute. guest: did i say non-essentials? the cost of living index is something the government puts together. there is an abstract that puts regions in and they take a basket of goods and the price them in these regions and they come up with a cost of living index. you should compare powell's with apples. you need an index -- you should compare apples with apples. government agencies that do cost-of-living indexes workers at right-to-work in states are making more money in disposable income. host: good morning, michael. caller: smoke and mirrors. i believe in unions. i agree with him. why should you benefits? why should the union go to save those jobs? you benefit. guest: that is a classic argument. if unions are doing their job workers would join them voluntarily. to force you to request representation is outrageous. we should not get into the decis
host: chuck from indiana. caller: you mentioned the cost of living adjustment. what is the cost of living derived from? what about gas food, heating oil, electric? these are nine essentials. -- non-essentials. wait a minute. guest: did i say non-essentials? the cost of living index is something the government puts together. there is an abstract that puts regions in and they take a basket of goods and the price them in these regions and they come up with a cost of living index. you should...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. bucshon demrverage thank you. i rise today to talk -- build mr. bucshon: thank you. i rise today to talk about jobs. i would argue this does just the opposite. just like dr. roe, i grew up in a union household. my father was a united mine worker and that's why i'm here today. i was elected to congress to protect all workers, not just a select few. 93% of american workers are not in a union. 7% are in the private sector. the national labor relations board complaint is an attack on american job creators. again, i was elected to protect all workers, not just a select few. the nrr -- nlrb's decision to punish boeing for creating 1,100 new jobs is just another example of the administration abusing its position to advance a biased agenda. i want to remind everyone, no joobs were taken from washington state. this is a straightforward bill that prohibits the nlrb from ordering an employer to close, relocate or transfer employment under any circumstances. this bill will create an environment n
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. bucshon demrverage thank you. i rise today to talk -- build mr. bucshon: thank you. i rise today to talk about jobs. i would argue this does just the opposite. just like dr. roe, i grew up in a union household. my father was a united mine worker and that's why i'm here today. i was elected to congress to protect all workers, not just a select few. 93% of american workers are not in a union. 7% are in the...
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, mobil, alabama -- mobile, alabama, rochester, new york, san jose, california, and south bend, indiana. section six would clarify would information the v.a. must provide to congress when seeking authorization for a midged me -- major medical project or facility project or lease. under current law, the v.a. is required to submit to congress a prospectus for all major medical facility projects and requests. it should include details relating to construction, equipment and other costs for the proposed project as well as any and all alternatives considered including operating costs. however, the v.a. has not provided this information in sufficient detail to allow congress to effectively evaluate proposed prompts and alternatives. without accurate and complete information, congress cannot carry out its statutory mission of ensuring an equitable distribution of medical facilities to provide access to care for our veterans across the united states or be assured we are good stewards of taxpayer dollars. to similarly improve oversight, section 7 of the bill would require the v.a. to obtain cong
, mobil, alabama -- mobile, alabama, rochester, new york, san jose, california, and south bend, indiana. section six would clarify would information the v.a. must provide to congress when seeking authorization for a midged me -- major medical project or facility project or lease. under current law, the v.a. is required to submit to congress a prospectus for all major medical facility projects and requests. it should include details relating to construction, equipment and other costs for the...
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most of them in morning go into louisville, most of them in the afternoon go out of louisville in indiana. all that have traffic is being diverted onto i-65 we have a great centrally located community in lieuville, three interstates converge there. i-71, i-61 and i-64 and they all con verge in a pretty similar spot except now all that traffic that can no longer go on i-64 across the sherman-minton has to go across the i-65 bridge. that bridge is already taxed to its extreme, it's operating at 25% more than it was envisioned to hold. now, 90,000 more vehicles are going to be coming across that bridge every day. so we don't know yet what's going to transpire with that sherman-minton bridge, whether it can be repaired, whether it's going to be to have to be condemned and rebuild. but we do know that if we had been making the kinds of investments in keeping our infrastructure current and modern and in making those investments over time, we would have had many, many thousands more people at work and we probably would have avoided this situation. so now this is both a very serious commercial an
most of them in morning go into louisville, most of them in the afternoon go out of louisville in indiana. all that have traffic is being diverted onto i-65 we have a great centrally located community in lieuville, three interstates converge there. i-71, i-61 and i-64 and they all con verge in a pretty similar spot except now all that traffic that can no longer go on i-64 across the sherman-minton has to go across the i-65 bridge. that bridge is already taxed to its extreme, it's operating at...
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we will go to john in indiana. caller: good morning. it is not a matter of doubt whether she should run or not run. she is not going to run. the moment she declares, the financial gravy train is out. host: sarah palin talks about her plan, but does not announce in iowa. you can join the conversation by giving us a call. giving us a call. from the front page of "the new york times" -- they talk about the three debates in the next three weeks. rick perry is privately being coached to come across as more presidential. deliberate and defending his texas record. rob is joining us on the republican line. caller: good morning. i think sarah palin should run it. she has actually run a government, a business. she has done something other than being a political organizer. i think she would be a good candidate. i know she has a following. she has a huge crowds. i think she should run and make the race interesting. host: from the baltimore sun -- about 2000 people attending the event. we covered it live on c-span. it is available on our website. sh
we will go to john in indiana. caller: good morning. it is not a matter of doubt whether she should run or not run. she is not going to run. the moment she declares, the financial gravy train is out. host: sarah palin talks about her plan, but does not announce in iowa. you can join the conversation by giving us a call. giving us a call. from the front page of "the new york times" -- they talk about the three debates in the next three weeks. rick perry is privately being coached to...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. bucshon demrverage thank you. i rise today to talk -- build mr. bucshon: thank you. i rise today to talk about jobs. i would argue this does just the opposite. just like dr. roe, i grew up in a union household. my father was a united mine worker and that's why i'm here today. i was elected to congress to protect all workers, not just a select few. 93% of american workers are not in a union. 7% are in e private sector. the tional labor relations board complaint is an attack on american job creators. again, i was elected to prect all workers, not just a select few. the nrr -- nlrb's decision to punish boeing for creating 1,100 new jobs is just another example of the administration abusing its position to advance a biased agenda. i want to remind everyone, no joobs were taken from washington state. this is a straightforward bill that prohibits the nlrb from ordering an employer to close, relocate or transfer employment under any circumstances. this bill will create an environment necessa
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. bucshon demrverage thank you. i rise today to talk -- build mr. bucshon: thank you. i rise today to talk about jobs. i would argue this does just the opposite. just like dr. roe, i grew up in a union household. my father was a united mine worker and that's why i'm here today. i was elected to congress to protect all workers, not just a select few. 93% of american workers are not in a union. 7% are in e...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burton: mr. speaker, the fed chairman ben bernanke said last week when he was giving a speech that we didn't really have to worry about inflation. that the long-term inflation problem would not get beyond 2%. so in case mr. bernanke or the administration's paying attention i'd like to read a few facts to them. the price of milk has gone up 38% since last year. the price of sugar is up 20% since last year. the price of corn is up 62% since last year. as of august beef prices grew 13% or 52 cents a pound since last year, the largest increase in the last seven years. gasoline is up 35% from a year ago, 98 cents a gallon. and the projected inflation rate is much, much higher than the administration or the fed says is going to occur. so i hope that we'll stop these keynesian policies, these socialistic policies, these big-spending policies that
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burton: mr. speaker, the fed chairman ben bernanke said last week when he was giving a speech that we didn't really have to worry about inflation. that the long-term inflation problem would not get beyond 2%. so in case mr. bernanke or the administration's paying...
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the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things. he fought for the right to organize. organize. his day came, but not in his time. >> he was also outspoken in his opposition to world war i. he was, for his pains, thrown in jail by woodrow wilson, the great champion of self- determination. he was ultimately pardoned by an even unlikely your character, warren g. harding. what ever else you say about him, was a kind, a genial -- he wanted debs to come visit him at christmas time. he wanted to meet him. >> he ran in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1911, and ran from prison in 1912. >> i think of him as separating american socialism. we for
the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do...
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the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things. he fought for the right to organize. his day came, but not in his time. >> he was also outspoken in his opposition to world war i. he was, for his pains, thrown in jail by woodrow wilson, the great champion of self- determination. he was ultimately pardoned by an even unlikely your character, warren g. harding. what ever else you say about him, was a kind, a genial -- he wanted debs to come visit him at christmas time. he wanted to meet him. >> he ran in 1900,>> i think ofg american socialism. we forget now, when we throw this pejorative out to the democrats that socialism at the turn
the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things....
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jasper, indiana, independent line. charles? all right. we're going to have to move on to el senor, delaware. john on our republican line. good morning, john. caller: good morning. i'd like to say that our country needs a fair flat tax across the board. and that entitlements in this country should pay a part of the taxes that they get their money from the taxpayers. and that maybe the politicians should pay a tax on out money they get from contributions. thank you. host: thank you for calling in. herman is a democrat. hi, herman. caller: yes, sir. i worked for 30 years and receive disability pension. from the military and social security, but i also spend about $1,000 a year on public debt. i don't have to pay taxes but i feel like we should all pay something. secondly, i forgot what the title was, i'm too old, but basically, like i said, everybody should try to donate something to the public debt. host: herman, thank you for calling in and thank you for getting up early in california to watch the "washington journal." little bit more from
jasper, indiana, independent line. charles? all right. we're going to have to move on to el senor, delaware. john on our republican line. good morning, john. caller: good morning. i'd like to say that our country needs a fair flat tax across the board. and that entitlements in this country should pay a part of the taxes that they get their money from the taxpayers. and that maybe the politicians should pay a tax on out money they get from contributions. thank you. host: thank you for calling...
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host: indiana, you're on. caller: first, the chart you had at first seemed to add up to more than 100%. i was wondering how you reconcile that and how do you account for things like degradation like when the exxon valdez sank g.d.p. in aalaska went up because of the cost of recovery. host: thank you, john. guest: good catch. you must be an account yourself. what i left out of that chart is imports. they are counted as a negative in g.d.p., because they are not domestic production. and we measure it by final sales. with respect to your second question of degradation of the environment, that's an issue that's been kicking around citizens u.s. accounts were founded in the great depression in the 1930's, and yes, indeed, people recognize the founder of the, that that is a net deduction that should be taken against production, and just as we depreciate and use capital in production, we should do the same for natural resources. the difficult thing is how do weness economics of pollution? most oil wells are not bough
host: indiana, you're on. caller: first, the chart you had at first seemed to add up to more than 100%. i was wondering how you reconcile that and how do you account for things like degradation like when the exxon valdez sank g.d.p. in aalaska went up because of the cost of recovery. host: thank you, john. guest: good catch. you must be an account yourself. what i left out of that chart is imports. they are counted as a negative in g.d.p., because they are not domestic production. and we...
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susan from indiana. caller: there is no bill, nothing to vote on yet because this is just so for a speech and we have no idea what is going to be in the bill. they should get warren buffett and his friends to pay for it. open an account. they should be able to pay for it. it took three years for him to recognize that small business gets the job done, not government. guest: there is no bill. you're quite right. the devil is always in the details. we deceive the specifics, the legislative language -- we need to see the specifics. with respect to generating revenue, i think the very best way we can generate additional revenue is to put 14 million people back to work. the best way to rein in our deficit and for us to increase our economic activity is to reduce the number of people who are unemployed and underemployed. i am hopeful this plan will be a start of the effort to do that. host: did the white house reach out to house democrats prior to the speech? guest: not that i'm aware of. they may have reached
susan from indiana. caller: there is no bill, nothing to vote on yet because this is just so for a speech and we have no idea what is going to be in the bill. they should get warren buffett and his friends to pay for it. open an account. they should be able to pay for it. it took three years for him to recognize that small business gets the job done, not government. guest: there is no bill. you're quite right. the devil is always in the details. we deceive the specifics, the legislative...
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this was a study done by columbia university and indiana university, i think. it is not totally getting worse, but it is in some places. i think that because people are learning, and we are telling them that it is like any other illness and it is a disorder of the brain, and then they are afraid of a brain disorder. so we are trying to decide on how to pitch a stigma, and the journalists educating people and writing balanced reports are very helpful in that, but i long for the day when everybody except mental illness as a disease like any other. whennk that's -- that somebody with a mental illness goes to the doctor, and they are diagnosed, that almost always leave without hope for a better life, and i believe that is changing a little bit. i think they have always been told they will have to live with it and maybe they can control it with medication or something, but i think that is beginning to change a little bit. now we know that recovery is possible. mental health treatment is beginning to be, instead of just controlling, moving toward the strength that pe
this was a study done by columbia university and indiana university, i think. it is not totally getting worse, but it is in some places. i think that because people are learning, and we are telling them that it is like any other illness and it is a disorder of the brain, and then they are afraid of a brain disorder. so we are trying to decide on how to pitch a stigma, and the journalists educating people and writing balanced reports are very helpful in that, but i long for the day when...
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live from the home in indiana. get a preview had watched some of our other videos ever our special website for the series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> former president jimmy carter and his wife talked about domestic and global issues. topics include a middle east politics, cuba, china, and some of the projects that the carter center is involved in. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> they founded the not-for- profit center 29 years ago and since then, the program has helped improve the lives of millions of people and in more than 70 countries. the carters are the hardest working volunteers, traveling around the world, working with staff to monitor elections, resolve conflicts, promote human rights, and eradicate diseases. a working side-by-side with the poorest and often forgotten people. their vision for a world of peace and guides all of our work at the carter center. and serves as an inspiration for millions of people are around the world seeking a better way of life. it is with great admiration that we welcome
live from the home in indiana. get a preview had watched some of our other videos ever our special website for the series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> former president jimmy carter and his wife talked about domestic and global issues. topics include a middle east politics, cuba, china, and some of the projects that the carter center is involved in. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> they founded the not-for- profit center 29 years ago and since then, the program has helped improve...
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my own set of georgia has, alabama has, utah has, indiana has. in each of those cases, except for alabama, courts have joined the enforcement of the act on the doctrine of pre-emption. alabama has stated decision, while it further studies the question. the national association of state legislature, national council state legislature reports that over 30 states have significant immigration legislation pending. so there is an obvious need for guidance. the one caveat i would offer is that this involves a question of preemption. the issue in these cases is not racial profiling. a lot of public discussion centers on that. but the issue is whether or not these laws are consistent with federal statutes. the court might well think that congress will get around to addressing this issue and it is congress that ought to be providing the guidance. with that caveat in mind, that the court might decide to sit back for a while and see if congress does anything, the other factors would seem overwhelmingly to indicate that the court ought to take a look at it. i
my own set of georgia has, alabama has, utah has, indiana has. in each of those cases, except for alabama, courts have joined the enforcement of the act on the doctrine of pre-emption. alabama has stated decision, while it further studies the question. the national association of state legislature, national council state legislature reports that over 30 states have significant immigration legislation pending. so there is an obvious need for guidance. the one caveat i would offer is that this...
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it's like what we have seen from republican governors in states like wisconsin, ohio, indiana. this legislation represents yet another front in the majority's ideological assault against workers' rights across the country. i represent a community with a right to organize was hard won, at the dress shop where my mother sewed collars for pennies, at the gun factories, the aerospace industry, the government offices, and the great universities of my state. the families of my district know from hard-won experience that labor unions fight for employee rights, higher standards, greater equality, security in work and retirement. they help ensure that workplaces and politics are driven by the dreams and the aspirations of working people, not by corporate power and the narrow agenda of the elites. unions were instrumental in forming the broad based middle class in this country, and thanks to decades of systematic efforts to guide their rights, as well as misguided trickle-down policy that never do trickle down. union membership has fallen in our country. middle class workers have been sq
it's like what we have seen from republican governors in states like wisconsin, ohio, indiana. this legislation represents yet another front in the majority's ideological assault against workers' rights across the country. i represent a community with a right to organize was hard won, at the dress shop where my mother sewed collars for pennies, at the gun factories, the aerospace industry, the government offices, and the great universities of my state. the families of my district know from...
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now to the independent line, ed from washington, indiana. caller: good morning. mr. kucinich, i wish i lived in a district where i could vote for you. i agree with almost everything you stand for and what you do. guest: thank you. caller: i will tell you, the fact that we don't have the pipeline for natural gas along our interstate systems, it burns me up. we and the united states has no energy policy. i do not know what we have been doing since the first arab embargo back in the 1970's. i sat in line for hours and we're still doing that. it is like nobody is home. i wish you had more ability to do things and get things straightened out. host: what can you do? guest: we need an american energy policy and we need to invest in the transition and our economy away from resources that would ruin the environment. decorates a cost on individuals in terms of their own personal health. the air that we breathe it gets polluted by certain energy sources. we need a new manufacturing policy. we need a new trade policy where we cancel -- we cancel all of our trade agreements. they
now to the independent line, ed from washington, indiana. caller: good morning. mr. kucinich, i wish i lived in a district where i could vote for you. i agree with almost everything you stand for and what you do. guest: thank you. caller: i will tell you, the fact that we don't have the pipeline for natural gas along our interstate systems, it burns me up. we and the united states has no energy policy. i do not know what we have been doing since the first arab embargo back in the 1970's. i sat...
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. >> sarah palin it will be the speaker in indiana, beginning live nin set -- noon saturday. >> live sunday, ellis smith. >> ray lahood joined with business and labour representatives to discuss ideas for creating jobs for the nation's infrastructure. the meeting took place at southern mess of this university in dallas. i am honored to be here. we are holding what we call listening sessions on particular issues. the issue we're talking about today is infrastructure and its role in creating jobs and a competitive economy in the future. there is strong labor and business support for this. we have tom donahue and the chamber is a supporter it infrastructure spending. i would like to think about the support. economists disagree on a lot of thing, but there is overwhelming support to the view that spending on infrastructure is a very efficient way to create jobs. and it also creates an infrastructure base for the competitiveness thfor the econoy going forward. we welcome youoday and we are here to say something about what we're thinking about. but our ideas are in development. we are set
. >> sarah palin it will be the speaker in indiana, beginning live nin set -- noon saturday. >> live sunday, ellis smith. >> ray lahood joined with business and labour representatives to discuss ideas for creating jobs for the nation's infrastructure. the meeting took place at southern mess of this university in dallas. i am honored to be here. we are holding what we call listening sessions on particular issues. the issue we're talking about today is infrastructure and its...